@ Class Six(VI)।।English।।Lesson-4।। The Shop That Never Was।। H.G Wells।। Class 6

Class Six(VI)।।English।।Lesson-4।। The Shop That Never Was

The Shop That Never Was

H.G Wells

Activity-1 

Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:
Ans. (1) The shopman brought out a glass ball from his hair. [4]

 (2) It was a small shop. not so well-lit. [2]
(3) Gip wanted to take the glass ball. [6] 

(4) Gip dragged his father to the magic shop. [1] 

(5) Gip and his father were surprised. [5]
(6) There were different kinds of magic mirrors in the shop. [3] 

Activity-2

Fill in the blanks using words from the help box.
Help Box: scratched, keen, unexpected, tricks, crystal

Ans. Gip was Keen to enter the magic shop. The shop had many Crystal balls. Gip's fatter wanted to buy some tricks for his son. The shopman performed an Unexpected action. 

Activity-3

Answer the following question : 

 Why did Gip find the Shopman's Palm blank? 
Ans. Gip found the Shopman's Palrn blanks because he knew magical tricks. 

Activity-4

Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answer :

(a) The Shopman drew out a business card from his hair. [F]  
Supporting statements : “He drew a business card from his cheek”. 

(b) Gip found the magic box in his Pocket. [T] 
Supporting statements : "Gip discovered the box with Surprise”.

(c) The toy sword was a magic item. [] 

Supporting statements: "A Magic Toy Sword". 

(d) The narrator found his tull name on the magic box. [F] 
Supporting statements: "Gip's full name and address on the Paper".

Activity-5

Answer the following questions : 

(a) Why was Gip surprised? 

Ans. Gip was surprised because he unexpectedly discovered a magic box in his Pocket. 

(b) Why did the narrator fail to find out the cost of the magic items?
Ans. The Shopman did not. Pay any heed to the narrator's queries but was more interested to show Gip's the magic tricks.

(c) What items did the shopman show to Gip?
Ans. The shopman showed Gip's a magic toy Sword, magic-trains that ran without stemam, clock work and a box of soldiers that came alive when one said a magic word.

(d) What was the cause of the narrator's amazement? 
Ans. When the said that they take the magic box, the shopman waved the box in the air and it came down wrapped in brown paper, tied up and with Gip's full name and address written on the paper. This amazed him.

Activity-6

 Fill in the chart with information from the text.

Cause	Effect
(a) The narrator thought that his son would be frightened.	(a) He cried at the shopman to take off the drum.
(b) Gip’s father jumped at the Shopman,	(b) He fell into utter darkness.
(c) His mantal State was not normal.	(c) The narrator called for a cab.
(d) He had not Paid for the items.	(d) Gip's father went up and down Regent stpeet looking for the magic shop.

Activity-7 

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) What did the Shopman do with the drum? 

Ans. The shopman made Gip stand on a stool and put the big drum over him and when he took it off Gip had disappeared. 

(b) Why did the narrator think that his son would be frightened?
Ans. The narrator had an uncanny feeling and he also thought that the darkness inside the
drum would frighten his son.

(c) Where did the narrator again find his son? 

Ans. The narrator found his son in Regent street standing a yard away from him. 

(d) What was the mental state of the narrator?
Ans. For a second he was at a loss. He was extremely confugsed.

Activity-8

Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. 

 Ans. (a) Last week I saw a one-day cricket match between India and Australia.

(b) There is a University in our district. 
(c) Brutus is an honourable man. 

(d) She arrived an hour late. 

Activity-9

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words. 

Ans. Prevent  : Abhra tried his best to prevent the accident.

Disappeared   : The moon disappeared behind the clouds. 

Stared              : My father stared at me as I returned home late. 

Parcel               : Lipika received a Parcel containing birthday gift from the postman.

Activity-9 (b)

Find words from the text which are similar in meaning to the following: 

(i) frightened—Scared. 

(ii) at a particular moment–Instant.

(iii) Showing–displaying. 
(iv) relating to the mind—Mental. 

Activity 10 (a) 

Suppose you see a strange object displayed on the window of a shop. You go in and ask the shopkeeper about the object. Write a paragraph within sixty words on what you learn about this strange object using the following hints :

The location of the shop-description of the object-conversation you had with the shop keeper— your feelings. 
Ans. On last friday, I, went to New Market where I saw a nest of Babui bird in the showcase of a shop. I went in and asked the Shopkeeper about it. I asked him from where did he collect such beautiful nest. He informed me that he collected it from a Village in Howrah district. I had never seen such a nest but saw only the Picture of it in the book. I was spellbound. It was beautiful and I wanted it all for myself.

Activity- 10 (b) 

Write a paragraph in about sixty words on two of your wishes that you want fulfilled. 
Ans. I live in a village in Bankura district. From my childhood I am cherishing a wish that one day I will surely go to Kolkata and watch a cricket match at Eden Gardens. And next wish is to Visit the Victoria Memorial Hall-I have heard lots about it.